GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

Random words

WordMeaning
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
waifa stray person or animal
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
dulcetsweet to the taste
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)